The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-16
TEMPERANCE.
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

Jim Prices Bad Dream.
Over and over this old world rolls,
read in my children's books;
And sometimes, when my wits we're mixed
said: That's just how it looks'
Over and over, and seldom will stop,
And there can't any fellow prevent her;
But once-how it happened perhaps you may
know
She halted right on the dead center!
Halted and stuck, and wouldn't once bulge.
You laugh? May nevermore sup
II didn't feel as grave as Judge;
For the world had stopped-wrong side upI
Wrong side up and the steam reversed;
And every thing seemed to say:
you've had your frolic; now will have nine
Turn abouts fair play"
Twas a rascally trick for the world to play,
And it made of my home quite den;
And you'll readily see, when 1 tell you the tale,
hope it won't happen again.
When the world was going all smooth and pre-
else,
My Mary was mostly at home
Her clothes, for fact, weren't overly nice;
She wasn't DESTROYS to roam.
But things changed around on that versatile
day.
1t was twas at home in the rags;
And Mary was swapping her nickels and dimes
For whisky and beer at Jim Bragg'sl
There wasn't a spark in the old broken stove,
No coal to put under the lids;
And the day was singer and breezer, my lads,
And twas woe in my heartfor the kiGsl
And the baby set up such pitiful wall.
thought my poor head would be split;
And I called, in my grief: "Come home, Mary
mine"
But knew that showed little wit;
For she'd come soon enough with a whoop and
| halloo,
! Impartially, both sides the street,
And her voice would be thunder and iron her
fist
My Mary that once was so sweet
Did she know I was lonely, and hungry, and
| cold,
In dread of her blow and her frown'
| Oh, yes, she would know, and naught would
she care.
| Old world, you Were upside down.
WAITED in vain, and the hours dragged on,
And my thoughts flew bitter and dark.
So this was the life had bargained for
I-gladsome and gay as lark
Icalled to my mind I'd promised to love,
And honor, and even obey!
Oh, Mary locked fine when she said she'd ''pro-
tect,
And cherish, and love me for aye"
Ihad been protected" The cold wintry blast
+ Never struck me on-Fourth of July;
And most little breezes and blows on that day
/ Were such as you put in your eye"
1 think I'd been cherished" and carefully
! From burdenSOr1e raiment to wear.
From food densely packed with nutrment cells
My strength she ever would spare.
think she had "loved'' me, much as you love
! A pliable football, say;
And the proof of her tender and loving regard
| She gave-in a similar way.
And that obstinate resolute, wicked old world
| Stood still in its study brown,
| Till things that hadn't gone wrong side UP
Were certainly upside down
couldn't be patient forever you know;
! I loved social pleasure and ease;
And here 1 was, lonely, and hungry, and cold,
| For my wife must her appetite please.
oh, would that an angel mighty and grand
AS famous big Samson of old,
| Would give US lift! Wed presently roll
AS never before rolled;
And we'd come right side up, and Mary'd be
here!
Would she give me kiss or blow?
When the world was all right, Jimmy Price,
| honor bright,
| Which brought you from Bragg's? Do you
know?
Ay, that was the query put to Jim Price,
And Jimmy's reply was a blush.
| He knew that the whisky and beer in lad
| Made blows, and not kisses, too flush
|
had plenty of time to think it all DER,
| And to wait the late home coming feet
The present was hunger and cold and despair,
| With woe in the future to meet.
Iheard them at last, with quivering heart
The steps had learned to dread.
With her rush at the door screamed-I woke
| was there, with my boots on, in bed.
And there was my wife, so patient, so dear,
And there was I, too-but so cheap,
WANTED to charter hickory shell,
And INTO it's shelter creep!
WANTED to sell myself, 1.-TWO for cent"
Though 1 feared it would be but swindle.
Oh, promise you. boys, with vision like mine,
Self-conceit will surprisingly dwindle.
They say that confession is good for the
/ SOUL
Think it's good for the body
dumped from that bed like a wild one, and
! said:
External farewell to all toddy!
'My darling, I've been an unlimited pig,
And a sclf-made, into the bargain,
And haven't the ghost of decent excuse;
label the old ones 'jargon.'"
Oh, Mary looked puzzled and startled, but glad,
AS cried to her: joy of my life,
GOD helping, I'll be much BONNER lad
D Since trying to be-lnV own wife,
| Julia 4. ITiiQrd. in UOmdR'S Journal
a FRIEND TO DISEASE.
What Alcohol Does to the Kidneys, Liv-
err, Heart, stomach, Brain and Nervous
| System.